Bashiru Garba

@udusok.edu.ng

Senior Lecturer. Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Veterinary, Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Veterinary
97

Scopus Publications

2363

Scholar Citations

23

Scholar h-index

47

Scholar i10-index

Scopus Publications

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Maternal and Newborn Health in Somalia: A Narrative Review of Health System Challenges and Public Health Priorities
    JH Mohamoud, MH Adam, AMS Mohamed, B Garba, MA Mahamud, ...
    International Journal of Women's Health, 606754 , 2026
    2026
  • The State of Anesthesia and Critical Care Services in Somalia: Challenges and Opportunities
    IA Mohamed, B Garba
    Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, 593539 , 2026
    2026
  • Outcomes and Risk Factors for Failed Trial of Labour After One Previous Caesarean Section in Selected Private Hospitals in Mogadishu, Somalia: An Unmatched Case-Control Study
    MMM Adawe, FH Ibrahim, B Garba, NM Mudei, JH Mohamoud, AH Elmi
    International Journal of Women's Health, 595847 , 2026
    2026
  • Current Cervical Cancer Status in Resource-Limited Somalia: a Systematic Review of Burden, Screening Findings, and Knowledge Gaps
    NI Dirie, MM Hassan, MM Ahmed, J Hassan, B Garba, SAS Al-Duais, ...
    Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health 16 (1), 22 , 2026
    2026
  • Climate change and the global spread of antimicrobial resistance in livestock systems: a comprehensive review
    MS Gaddafi, SI Saeed, NO Eltai, H Lawal, DD Ibrahim, IA Musawa, ...
    One Health Outlook , 2026
    2026
  • Updated trends in the global prevalence and burden of mental disorders, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
    DF Santomauro, PA Miller, J Shadid, SW Hanson, A Vo, DJ Roy, ...
    The Lancet 407 (10543), 2040-2064 , 2026
    2026
    Citations: 1
  • Model-Based Panel Analysis of Meat Condemnation in Sokoto Main Abattoir, Nigeria
    AH Jibril, I Ibrahim, A Shittu, AO Uhuami, RB Suraj, BM Arkilla, A Bello, ...
    Zoonotic Diseases 6 (2), 18 , 2026
    2026
  • Serological and virological evidence of MERS-CoV infection among dromedary camels in Africa: a systematic review and Meta-analysis
    MS Gaddafi, H Lawal, IA Musawa, B Garba, MD Goni, KO Jolayemi, ...
    Veterinary Research Communications 50 (2), 167 , 2026
    2026
  • Global, regional, and national burden of meningitis, its risk factors, and aetiologies, 1990-2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
    BS Sarah, GB Rose, VD Regina-Mae, V Avina, B Garba
    The Lancet Neurology, 2026 , 2026
    2026
  • Magnitude of Adverse Birth Outcomes and Predictors Among Newborns Delivered at Public Hospitals in Benadir Region, Somalia
    JH Mohamoud, ZA Warsame, MM Ibrahim, MH Adam, AMS Mohamed, ...
    Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health , 2026
    2026
  • Isolation and Molecular Identification of Mycobacterium bovis from Tuberculosis Patients Attending Murtala Memorial Hospital, Sokoto.
    AM Ibrahim, MS Abdullahi, AA Magaji, MD Salihu, CA Kudi, B Garba, ...
    European Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 3 (1), 39-39 , 2026
    2026
  • SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Responses during the Omicron Wave in Kano, Nigeria: Implications for Strengthening Future Vaccine Strategies
    B Ahmed, JA Bala, TR Hafiz, IA Aliyu, AS Kumurya, IM Badamasi, H Saidu, ...
    Next Research, 101493 , 2026
    2026
  • Prevalence, risk factors, and viral load quantification of HBV infection among hospital patients: A cross-sectional investigation in Mogadishu, Somalia
    B Garba, AM Amino, HM Fartuun, AM Ayan, Y Yusuf, ID Najib, MA Aya, ...
    PLOS One 21 (1), e0340800 , 2026
    2026
    Citations: 1
  • Infections of Dwarf Tapeworm Hymenolepis nana (Cestoda: Hymenolepididae) and Its Associated Risk Factors Among Internally Displaced Children in Deynile …
    MA Mahamud, N Ali Isse, AA Ali, AO Salah, AMS Mohamed, ...
    Journal of Parasitology Research 2026 (1), 1526083 , 2026
    2026
  • Retrospective Evaluation of Hepatitis B Prevalence and Viral Load Pattern among Patients in Mogadishu, Somalia
    G Bashiru, HM Shukri, AS Hafida, ID Najib, KM Abdirahman, ...
    Iranian Journal of Public Health 55 (1), 143-150 , 2026
    2026
  • Prevalence and Determinants of Facility Delivery Among Women in Somalia: Insights from the 2020 Somali Demographic and Health Survey (SDHS)
    O Nor Haji, A Anas, G Bashiru, A Ibrahim Mohamed, A Abdiweli Mohamed, ...
    International Journal of Women’s Health 18 (2026), 1-15 , 2026
    2026
    Citations: 1
  • A Case Report from Somalia: Multispecies Intestinal Parasitism and Helicobacter pylori Coinfection in a Child from a Displacement Camp
    MA Mahamud, JH Mohamoud, MH Adam, NI Dirie, OA Sheikh, EE Siddig, ...
    International Medical Case Reports Journal, 1631-1636 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Urolithiasis burden in Somalia: associated factors and regional distribution among patients undergoing CT scan in selected centers in Mogadishu
    NI Dirie, MM Ahmed, OM Olad, IH Shire, AK Mohamud, B Garba, ...
    Research and Reports in Urology, 105-118 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Burden and sociodemographic determinants of pneumonia and diarrhoea among children younger than 5 years in Somalia: a community-based cross-sectional study
    AA Tahlil, MM Osman, S Gedi, FA Haji, A Mohamed, AA Asir Rage, ...
    BMJ open 15 (11), e098505 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 2
  • Global burden of 292 causes of death in 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
    M Naghavi, HH Kyu, B Garba, GBDCD Collaborators
    The Lancet , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 310

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Global burden of 292 causes of death in 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
    M Naghavi, HH Kyu, B Garba, GBDCD Collaborators
    The Lancet , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 310
  • Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational …
    SI Hay, KL Ong, DF Santomauro, B Garba, GBDDIRF Collaborators
    The Lancet , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 283
  • Sildenafil Use and Cigarette Smoking Associated with Intracerebral Hemorrhage: A Rare Case Report
    AH Mohamed, AM Ibrahim, AO Abdullahi, MA Zakaria, G Bashiru, ...
    Vascular Health and Risk Management 2024 (20), 21-26 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 149
  • Global, regional, and national trends in routine childhood vaccination coverage from 1980 to 2023 with forecasts to 2030: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease …
    E Haeuser, S Byrne, J Nguyen, B Garba, GBD Collaborators
    The Lancet, DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(25)01037-2 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 132
  • Major epidemiological factors associated with leptospirosis in Malaysia
    B Garba, AR Bahaman, SK Bejo, Z Zakaria, AR Mutalib, F Bande
    Acta tropica 178, 242-247 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 119
  • Global age-sex-specific all-cause mortality and life expectancy estimates for 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1950–2023: a demographic analysis for …
    AE Schumacher, P Zheng, RM Barber, B Garba, GBDD Collaborators
    The Lancet , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 111
  • Retrospective study of leptospirosis in Malaysia
    B Garba, AR Bahaman, S Khairani-Bejo, Z Zakaria, AR Mutalib
    EcoHealth 14 (2), 389-398 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 103
  • Evaluation of microbial contents of table eggs at retail outlets in Sokoto metropolis, Nigeria
    MD Salihu, B Garba, I Yunusa
    Sokoto Journal of Veterinary Sciences 13 (1), 22-28 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 77
  • Advances & challenges in leptospiral vaccine development
    G Bashiru, AR Bahaman
    Indian Journal of Medical Research 147 (1), 15-22 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 59
  • Molecular characterization of pathogenic Leptospira sp. in small mammals captured from the human leptospirosis suspected areas of Selangor state, Malaysia
    NN Azhari, SNA Ramli, N Joseph, N Philip, NF Mustapha, SN Ishak, ...
    Acta tropica 188, 68-77 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 55
  • Diagnostic accuracy of rapid diagnostic tests for the early detection of leptospirosis
    SN Alia, N Joseph, N Philip, NN Azhari, B Garba, SN Masri, Z Sekawi, ...
    Journal of Infection and Public Health 12 (2), 263-269 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 51
  • Crude extracts of epidermal mucus and epidermis of climbing perch Anabas testudineus and its antibacterial and hemolytic activities
    A Al-Rasheed, KO Handool, B Garba, MM Noordin, SK Bejo, FM Kamal, ...
    The Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research 44 (2), 125-129 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 41
  • Analysis of Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis isolates from chickens and chicken meat products in Malaysia using PFGE, and MLST
    Z Zakaria, L Hassan, Z Sharif, N Ahmad, RM Ali, SA Husin, NHA Hazis, ...
    BMC Veterinary Research 16 (1), 393 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 40
  • Effect of mastitis on some hematological and biochemical parameters of Red Sokoto goats
    B Garba, SA Habibullah, B Saidu, N Suleiman
    Veterinary world 12 (4), 572 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 39
  • An outbreak of leptospirosis among reserve military recruits, Hulu Perdik, Malaysia
    VK Neela, NN Azhari, N Joseph, NP Mimie, SNA Ramli, NF Mustapha, ...
    European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases 38 (3), 523-528 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 39
  • Current trend on the economic and public health significance of sal-monellosis in Iraq
    A Khaled, WA Moselhy, MA Ibrahim, AR Mahmoud, RRA El-Wahab
    Adv. Anim. Vet. Sci 7 (6), 492-497 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 32
  • COVID-19 Vaccine Coverage and Potential Drivers of Vaccine Uptake among Healthcare Workers in Somalia: A Cross-Sectional Study
    HA Dahie, JH Mohamoud, MH Adam, B Garba, NI Dirie, MAS Nur, ...
    Vaccines 10 (7), 1116 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 30
  • Antigenic potential of a recombinant polyvalent DNA vaccine against pathogenic leptospiral infection
    B Garba, AR Bahaman, Z Zakaria, SK Bejo, AR Mutalib, F Bande, ...
    Microbial Pathogenesis 124, 136-144 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 28
  • Virulence Gene Profile, Antimicrobial Resistance and Multilocus Sequence Typing of Salmonella enterica Subsp. enterica Serovar Enteritidis from Chickens and Chicken Products
    Z Zunita, H Latiffah, S Zawiyah, A Norazah, A Rohaya Mohd, ...
    Animals 12 (2), 97 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 27
  • Seroprevalence of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies in Benadir Region, Somalia
    MH Adam, JH Mohamoud, AS Mohamood, AA Mohamed, B Garba, ...
    Vaccines 10 (2), 220 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 25